LCE Project Manager

ZEISS in India

ZEISS in India is headquartered in Bengaluru and present in the fields of Industrial Quality Solutions, Research Microscopy Solutions, Medical Technology, Vision Care and Sports & Cine Optics.

ZEISS India has 3 production facilities, R&D center, Global IT services and about 40 Sales & Service offices in almost all Tier I and Tier II cities in India. With 2200+ employees and continued investments over 25 years in India, ZEISS’ success story in India is continuing at a rapid pace. 

Further information at ZEISS India.

We are looking for a Software Project Manager with strong ownership of Software Life‑Cycle Management (LCM) to lead the delivery of medical device software products from concept through development, release, maintenance, and end‑of‑life.

This role goes beyond classical project tracking. You will be responsible for predictable delivery, regulatory compliance, and life‑cycle governance, working closely with engineering, QA/RA, architecture, product management, and global stakeholders.

The role is critical in ensuring that software programs are delivered with high quality, traceability, and audit readiness, while enabling teams to scale and execute efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

1. Project Planning & Delivery

• Own and manage software projects from initiation to market release
• Define and maintain project scope, milestones, dependencies, and timelines
• Ensure delivery within time, budget, scope, and quality constraints
• Drive structured execution across development, QA, DevOps, and external partners
• Provide regular, transparent status reporting to stakeholders and management

2. Software Life‑Cycle Management (Core Responsibility)

• Own and govern the end‑to‑end software life cycle, including:
  • New development
  • Maintenance and service releases
  • Change impact analysis
  • Version and release planning
  • Obsolescence and end‑of‑life planning
• Ensure consistent application of SDLC processes across all life‑cycle phases
• Maintain full traceability between requirements, design, implementation, verification, and releases
• Enable predictable planning across multiple products, versions, and markets

3. Quality, Regulatory & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with medical device software standards, including:
  • IEC 62304
  • ISO 13485
  • MDR / FDA expectations
• Work closely with QA/RA teams to:
  • Prepare audit‑ready documentation
  • Manage deviations, CAPAs, and change approvals
• Ensure completeness and consistency of:
  • Requirements
  • Design documentation
  • Test specifications and evidence
  • Release documentation

4. Risk & Change Management

• Identify technical, schedule, resource, and regulatory risks early
• Drive risk mitigation strategies and timely escalations
• Own change impact analysis across the software life cycle
• Ensure changes are executed via defined and controlled change‑management processes

5. Stakeholder & Global Collaboration

• Act as the single point of accountability for project and life‑cycle topics
• Coordinate closely with:
  • Software Architects
  • Product Owners
  • QA/RA
  • External development partners
  • Global teams, especially Jena (Germany)
• Support onboarding, knowledge transfer, and ramp‑up of new teams
• Align expectations and timelines across geographically distributed teams

6. Vendor & Partner Management

• Manage external vendors and development partners
• Ensure alignment on scope, milestones, quality, and compliance
• Drive synchronization of code, documentation, and processes across organizations

7. Continuous Improvement

• Improve delivery predictability, planning accuracy, and execution discipline
• Drive improvements in project and life‑cycle management practices
• Contribute to standardization of PM and LCM ways of working across the organization

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Saptarshi Chowdhury